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  • If...you Feel That If You Could Indulge In Sin ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006
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    “If...you feel that if you could indulge in sin without punishment, yet it would be a punishment of itself; and that if you could have the whole world, and abide in it for ever, it would be quite enough misery not to be parted from it; for your God—your God—is what your ...read more

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    Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 25, 2006
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    ILLUSTRATION... http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/5058592/detail.html I think that Israel’s issue was the same as olympian Lindsey Jacobellis. First-time Olympian Lindsey Jacobellis of the U.S. distinguished herself as the top women’s rider in snowboard cross over the past two seasons. And she ...read more

  • A Man Called Up The Local Armory To Get A Report ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    A man called up the local armory to get a report on the number and status of the weapons and vehicles. A private answered the phone and said, "We’ve got 3 jeeps, 4 tanks, 500 rifles, and a ton of ammo. Oh, we also have two Cadillacs for the fat generals." There was silence, then this response, ...read more

  • If You See A Man Holding A Clipboard And Looking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    If you see a man holding a clipboard and looking official, the chances are good that he is supposed to be doing ...read more

  • In A View From The Zoo, Gary Richmond, A Former ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    In A View From The Zoo, Gary Richmond, a former zoo keeper, tells about an experience a friend had with a raccoon. He explains that raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. A 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap. ...read more

  • A Man Purchased A White Mouse To Use As Food ...

    Contributed by George Rhodes on Apr 19, 2006
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    : A man purchased a white mouse to use as food for his pet snake. He dropped the unsuspecting mouse into the snake’s glass cage, where the snake was sleeping in a bed of sawdust. The tiny mouse had a serious problem on his hands. At any moment he could be swallowed alive. Obviously, the mouse ...read more

  • There Is A Small Tree Which Grows In Southeast ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 28, 2006
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    There is a small tree which grows in Southeast Asia known as the Judas-tree. From its branches grow gorgeous blossoms. These blossoms look like scarlet sunbeams. The brilliant beauty of the crimson flowers attracts thousands of tiny insects. Wild bees also try to draw honey from their ...read more

  • The Greatest Evil  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2000
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    C.S.Lewis said it quite well: “The greatest evil is not done in those sordid dens of evil that Dickens loved to paint... but is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, carried and minuted) in clean, carpeted, warmed, well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white ...read more

  • Paul W. Powell Once Observed: "Pride Is So ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Paul W. Powell once observed: “Pride is so subtle that if we aren’t careful we’ll be proud of our humility. When this happens our goodness becomes badness. Our virtues become vices. We can easily become like the Sunday School teacher who, having told the story of the Pharisee and ...read more

  • Don't Trust Your Eyes

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Don’t Trust Your eyes. Joke: a. A woman walks in a store to return a pair of eyeglasses that she had purchased for her husband a week before. "What seems to be the problem, madam?" "I’m returning these glasses I bought for my husband. He’s still not ...read more

  • Before World War Ii, No One Could Ever Imagine ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Before World War II, no one could ever imagine being able to see in the dark. Scientists since then have learned to energize photons so that through specialized equipment, you can see objects at night. Some of you ...read more

  • For Centuries People Believed That Aristotle Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    For centuries people believed that Aristotle was right when he said that the heavier an object, the faster it would fall to earth. Aristotle was regarded as the greatest thinker of all time, and surely he would not be wrong. Anyone, of course, could have taken two objects, one heavy and one light, ...read more

  • Wayne Gretzge Was Asked How He Scored So Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Wayne Gretzge was asked how he scored so many goals…he replied, “I go where the puck is going to be.” He in a ...read more

  • On 11 May 2000 A Lady Found A New E-Mail Message ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    On 11 May 2000 a lady found a new e-mail message on her computer, which simply said, "I love you". It looked innocent enough, perhaps even romantic. Like most of us would, she clicked to open the message, and the so-called "Love Bug" was born. With lightning speed it raced around the world, ...read more

  • Now, He's Meddling

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Two elderly, excited Southern women were sitting together in the front pew of church listening to a fiery preacher. When this preacher condemned the sin of stealing, these two ladies cried out at the tops of their lungs, "AMEN, BROTHER"When the preacher condemned the sin of lust, they yelled again, ...read more

  • Just Off The Shore Of North Carolina On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Just off the shore of North Carolina on the island of Cape Hatteras is a village known as Nag’s Head, a small shoreline town where, back in the 1800’s, the “wreckers” lived. These “wreckers” made their living gathering up parts and cargo from ships that had run aground in the night. But these ships ...read more

  • No One Is Exempt From Sin

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 27, 2008
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    NO ONE IS EXEMPT FROM SIN Of course, many of us think we are exempt from this darkness, that it always belongs somewhere else and never enters into our lives. You often hear it on the news when something bad has happened, like a murder: the TV reporter interviews a resident, who says "Well, I ...read more

  • Stay Away From The Bait

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on May 1, 2008
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    STAY AWAY FROM THE BAIT Imagine a fish. This fish really likes minnows. So Mr. Fish swims around the edges of the pond where minnows live in the shallows. He has had several close calls at the north end when he thought he saw a minnow, but narrowly escaped when he felt a hook as he bit down and he ...read more

  • The ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 4, 2008
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    The Wheelbarrow Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev used to tell of a time when there was a wave of petty theft in the Soviet Union. To curtail this the authorities put up guards around the factories. At one timberworks in Leningrad, the guard knew the workers in the factory very well. The first ...read more

  • Misdirection In A Football Game Is Fun. ...

    Contributed by David Nuhfer on Jul 16, 2008
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    Misdirection in a football game is fun. Misdirection from Satan is deadly. He has been doing it for thousands of years, from the time in the Garden of Eden when he got Eve to believe that God was holding out on her and Adam, to Exodus when he got the Israelites focused on hating Moses, to the time ...read more

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